Shortly before the accident, at 11.08pm, the motorway policing unit tweeted: "M55 where it meets the M6 has a good covering of snow at present. @HighwaysNWEST have assisted a couple of drivers that have lost control."

It is not yet clear whether the road conditions contributed to the crash.

No arrests have been made.

Witnesses have been urged to call police on 101, quoting log number 1339 of January 12.